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Some days have themes. I don't necessarily post something in each of these topic areas every week.

Sunday: Church-related or spiritual things.

Monday: Running.

Tuesday: Books.

Wednesday: Transportation.

Friday: Green living.

14 January 2011

Making Things

A few days ago I dubbed myself an honorary Walton. I spent a few days making various things, a hobby I greatly enjoy, although I don't think I would enjoy a sudden reversal in time that would make it necessary for me to make things, instead of it being a mere hobby.

Remember my New Year resolution? To make my own yogurt? And my announcement last Saturday that I was going to do it? Well, it got delayed until Monday, but I am here to say that I have now joined the ranks of the yogurt-makers.

Ladies and gentlemen,
we have yogurt!

Finished product.

I'm not going to post a tutorial or anything, especially since I've only done it once, but if you are interested in trying it yourself, thesethreesites are the ones I consulted and then merged to get my procedure. I used the hot-water-in-a-cooler method, which worked great. The resulting product was tangier (and runnier) than the plain yogurt we generally buy at the store, but it was definitely yogurt!

Also in my week of making things, I made some cloth sandwich and snack bags (because using my own leftover fabric was MUCH cheaper than buying them on Etsy), granola, and peanut butter chocolate chip granola bars. It was a good week.

Next up: I have some canvas fabric that I'm going to turn into bags for the bulk bins at the store (where I buy millet, TVP, almonds, etc), because I'm not pleased about using plastic bags-- although, to give credit where credit is due, our local store does at least offer zip-top reusable bags, instead of those flimsy single-use things.

I've made the same deodorant that Brandon mentioned, and it really, really does work very well. It's very simple and not expensive. Good work on the yogurt. I've made it various ways, and it's amazing how it always turns out a bit different, but it's always yogurt!

One thing you can do to make it thicker is line a strainer with a coffee filter, put your yogurt in, and put it on top of a pitcher or bowl in the refrigerator. Liquid will drip out of the yogurt, making it thicker. The longer you leave it the thicker it gets.

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